Comments | hinshack: fic: testing water with another's daughter (i'm not saying you're pretending)

hinshack

fic: testing water with another's daughter (i'm not saying you're pretending)

Nov 10, 2009 16:47

testing water with another's daughter (i'm not saying you're pretending)
High School Musical, Chad/Ryan, spoilers for HSM2 and HSM3 (PG)
825 words, with an embarrassing amount of love for autoridade.

notes: I tried to write my mother a birthday present; this happened instead. I'm so sorry, Mum.

Taylor dumps him two days before his eighteenth birthday, all ( Read more... )

character: chad danforth, ship: chad/ryan, fic: hsm

Comments 22

allyndra November 10 2009, 16:41:36 UTC

This is fantastic. I really love every single bit of it. Taylor is wonderful, strong and sympathetic. And Chad is a tangle of emotion without ever being over the top or emo.

Thank you for sharing this! I enjoyed it so much!

hinshack November 11 2009, 20:46:34 UTC

I'm so glad that you liked Taylor in this, because I really like her and didn't want to ignore the part she plays in Chad's life. (Too many female characters are ignored/hated/seen as obstacles in slash as it is and a lot of the time it's rife with misogyny and that's aggravating. That's an entirely different discussion, though, and doesn't apply to the HSM slash that I've seen/read.)

Thank you for commenting!

allyndra November 11 2009, 21:00:21 UTC

The fact that writers in this fandom (or at least the corner of it in which I live) mostly treat the female characters with affection and respect is one of my favorite things about it. *hugs fandom*

hinshack November 12 2009, 11:55:33 UTC

Exactly. Which is why I plan to stay in this very corner.

Also, I realise now that my last comment made me sound... underwhelmed. I was really sort of incredibly flattered, so thanks again!

lielabell November 10 2009, 16:47:57 UTC

I like your use of introspection, seeing everything and nothing at the same time. The emotions are all very real. I can totally see this happening. :)

Also, the last line is brilliant.

hinshack November 11 2009, 20:37:01 UTC

Thank you!

totally_loca November 10 2009, 18:35:50 UTC

this is beautiful and realistic and well written and just shiny.

hinshack November 11 2009, 20:39:00 UTC

'Shiny' is my favourite compliment in the world. Thanks!

lil_1337 November 10 2009, 20:15:56 UTC

This really touches on the process of finding yourself and learning to be true to that discovery even if it scares you. Nice job with making the characters real and completely in character.

hinshack November 11 2009, 20:38:06 UTC

I'm glad they came across as in character, because this is the first thing I've written for HSM. Thanks!

roseclaw November 10 2009, 22:45:59 UTC

This was lovely. Thank you for sharing.

hinshack November 11 2009, 20:41:51 UTC

Thank you!